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Standings
TOR
@CHW		4
5
NYY
@CLE		1
2
KCR
@DET		2
13
BAL
@MIL		2
8
CAL
@MIN		7
8
SEA
@OAK		3
7
BOS
@TEX		1
2
SFG
@ATL		3
5
CIN
@HOU		3
0		 
(10)
SDP
@LAD		2
4
CHC
@MON		9
4
STL
@NYM		3
2
PIT
@PHI		2
3
Saturday, April 25, 1987
, Tiger Stadium
Attendance: 18,052, Time of Game: 2:43
Royals
2
7-9
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 3 GB
 at Tigers
13
7-9
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
5th, 8 GB
W: Jack Morris (2-2)
L: Mark Gubicza (1-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   0  1  0   1  0  0    2  5  1
Tigers          2  0  2   3  1  0   1  4  X   13 18  0

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Angel Salazar SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .306 .694 -0.046 0.44 0.000 -0.046 -0.9 1 2
Kevin Seitzer 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .381 1.062 0.002 0.24 0.020 -0.018 0.2 1 0
   Bill Pecota 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 1.333 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Frank White 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 .210 .574 0.019 0.45 0.031 -0.012 0.2 2 3
   Buddy Biancalana 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .557 -0.001 0.04 0.000 -0.001 -0.3 0 1
Jorge Orta DH 4 1 1 1 0 2 .375 1.375 -0.053 0.65 0.008 -0.061 0.0 HR
Juan Beniquez CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .599 -0.054 0.52 0.000 -0.054 -1.0 1 0
Danny Tartabull RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .273 .668 -0.010 0.18 0.006 -0.016 -0.2 1 0
Bo Jackson LF 2 1 1 1 1 1 .333 .965 0.047 0.44 0.054 -0.007 1.1 5 0 HR
Steve Balboni 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .173 .553 -0.092 0.66 0.000 -0.092 -1.2 7 0 GDP
Jamie Quirk C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .105 .518 -0.016 0.20 0.000 -0.016 -0.5 6 1
Mark Gubicza P 1
   Steve Farr P
   Rick Anderson P 1
Team Totals 31 2 5 2 2 6 .161 .567 -0.204 0.40 0.119 -0.323 -2.8 24 9
HR: B Jackson (4, off J Morris; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); J Orta (1, off J Morris; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
TB: J Orta 4; B Jackson 4; K Seitzer 2; D Tartabull.
GIDP: S Balboni (4).
RBI: B Jackson (15); J Orta (1).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Fielding
E: M Gubicza ().

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bill Bean LF 6 2 4 1 0 2 .667 1.667 0.089 0.29 0.091 -0.002 1.8 1 0 2·2B
Pat Sheridan RF 4 1 2 1 1 0 .298 .693 0.028 0.68 0.112 -0.084 0.7 3 0 CS
Matt Nokes C 4 1 2 1 1 0 .341 .928 0.094 0.47 0.108 -0.014 1.5 6 0 SB
Alan Trammell SS 5 1 1 2 0 1 .344 .864 0.096 0.41 0.127 -0.031 0.4 2 2 HR
Darrell Evans DH 5 1 2 1 0 1 .255 .798 0.009 0.12 0.017 -0.008 0.5 HR,2B
Darnell Coles 3B 4 2 1 0 0 0 .153 .436 -0.028 0.24 0.003 -0.031 -0.1 1 3 HBP
Dave Bergman 1B 5 2 4 1 0 0 .438 1.358 0.029 0.21 0.045 -0.016 2.2 9 0 HR
Chet Lemon CF 2 2 0 1 1 2 .176 .721 -0.005 0.11 0.008 -0.013 -0.3 2 0 HBP,SF
Tom Brookens 2B 5 1 2 3 0 0 .293 .853 -0.014 0.12 0.001 -0.015 2.0 3 4 HR
Jack Morris P
   Eric King P
   Jeff Robinson P
Team Totals 40 13 18 11 3 6 .450 1.325 0.298 0.32 0.512 -0.214 8.8 27 9
2B: D Evans (5, off M Gubicza); B Bean 2 (2, 1 off M Gubicza, 1 off R Anderson).
HR: D Bergman (2, off M Gubicza; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); D Evans (2, off R Anderson; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); A Trammell (1, off M Gubicza; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); T Brookens (1, off R Anderson; 8th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF).
SF: C Lemon (1, off S Farr).
HBP: C Lemon (1, by R Anderson); D Coles (2, by S Farr).
TB: D Bergman 7; D Evans 6; B Bean 6; T Brookens 5; A Trammell 4; M Nokes 2; P Sheridan 2; D Coles.
RBI: T Brookens 3 (9); A Trammell 2 (8); M Nokes (9); P Sheridan (2); C Lemon (5); D Bergman (3); B Bean (1); D Evans (7).
2-out RBI: T Brookens 3; A Trammell 2; B Bean; P Sheridan; M Nokes.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 7 for 15.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Coles-T Brookens-D Bergman.
Baserunning
SB: M Nokes (1, 2nd base off S Farr/J Quirk).
CS: P Sheridan (3, 3rd base by M Gubicza/J Quirk).

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mark Gubicza, L (1-3) 3.2 8 7 7 1 1 2 4.74 19 17 -0.255 0.66 -3.4
Steve Farr 2.1 4 1 1 1 3 0 8.49 13 2 2 -0.038 0.09 -1.4
Rick Anderson 2 6 5 5 1 2 2 11.74 14 0 0 -0.004 0.02 -3.9
Team Totals 8 18 13 13 3 6 4 14.62 46 17 2 2 -0.297 0.40 -8.8

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jack Morris, W (2-2) 7 4 2 2 2 4 2 3.27 26 63 0.200 0.52 1.7
Eric King 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.84 4 0 0 0.003 0.04 0.5
Jeff Robinson 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.80 3 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Team Totals 9 5 2 2 2 6 2 2.00 33 63 0 0 0.203 0.32 2.8
Balks: None.
WP: M Gubicza (1); E King (2).
HBP: R Anderson (1; C Lemon); S Farr (2; D Coles).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dan Morrison, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Ken Kaiser.
Time of Game: 2:43.
Attendance: 18,052.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Detroit Tigers
1 Angel Salazar SS 1 Bill Bean LF
2 Kevin Seitzer 3B 2 Pat Sheridan RF
3 Frank White 2B 3 Matt Nokes C
4 Jorge Orta DH 4 Alan Trammell SS
5 Juan Beniquez CF 5 Darrell Evans DH
6 Danny Tartabull RF 6 Darnell Coles 3B
7 Bo Jackson LF 7 Dave Bergman 1B
8 Steve Balboni 1B 8 Chet Lemon CF
9 Jamie Quirk C 9 Tom Brookens 2B
Mark Gubicza P Jack Morris P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 2-0 2 -2- RR DET A. Trammell M. Gubicza 13% 88% Home Run; Sheridan Scores
b1 0-0 0 -2- R DET P. Sheridan M. Gubicza 9% 70% Single to P/Bunt; Bean Scores/Adv on E1 (throw); Sheridan to 2B
t3 0-2 0 1-- OO KCR S. Balboni J. Morris 8% 75% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
b1 1-0 2 --3 R DET D. Evans M. Gubicza 7% 70% Wild Pitch; Nokes Scores
b1 1-0 0 12- O DET A. Trammell M. Gubicza -6% 66% Sheridan Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B); Nokes to 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Jack Morris facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O KCR A. Salazar J. Morris 2% 52% Lineout: 2B
t1 0-0 1 --- O KCR K. Seitzer J. Morris 2% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O KCR F. White J. Morris 1% 55% Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Mark Gubicza facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- DET B. Bean M. Gubicza 6% 61% Double to RF
b1 0-0 0 -2- R DET P. Sheridan M. Gubicza 9% 70% Single to P/Bunt; Bean Scores/Adv on E1 (throw); Sheridan to 2B
b1 1-0 0 -2- DET M. Nokes M. Gubicza 2% 72% Single to LF; Sheridan stays at 2B
b1 1-0 0 12- O DET A. Trammell M. Gubicza -6% 66% Sheridan Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B); Nokes to 2B
b1 1-0 1 -2- O DET A. Trammell M. Gubicza -3% 63% Flyball: RF; Nokes to 3B
b1 1-0 2 --3 R DET D. Evans M. Gubicza 7% 70% Wild Pitch; Nokes Scores
b1 2-0 2 --- DET D. Evans M. Gubicza 2% 72% Double to CF
b1 2-0 2 -2- O DET D. Coles M. Gubicza -2% 69% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 2.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Jack Morris facing 4-5-6
t2 0-2 0 --- O KCR J. Orta J. Morris 2% 72% Strikeout
t2 0-2 1 --- O KCR J. Beniquez J. Morris 2% 73% Flyball: RF
t2 0-2 2 --- O KCR D. Tartabull J. Morris 1% 75% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Mark Gubicza facing 7-8-9
b2 2-0 0 --- O DET D. Bergman M. Gubicza -2% 73% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 2-0 1 --- O DET C. Lemon M. Gubicza -1% 72% Strikeout
b2 2-0 2 --- O DET T. Brookens M. Gubicza -1% 71% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 2.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Jack Morris facing 7-8-9
t3 0-2 0 --- KCR B. Jackson J. Morris -4% 67% Walk
t3 0-2 0 1-- OO KCR S. Balboni J. Morris 8% 75% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t3 0-2 2 --- O KCR J. Quirk J. Morris 1% 76% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Mark Gubicza facing 1-2-3
b3 2-0 0 --- DET B. Bean M. Gubicza 2% 79% Single to RF
b3 2-0 0 1-- O DET P. Sheridan M. Gubicza -2% 76% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b3 2-0 1 1-- O DET M. Nokes M. Gubicza -1% 75% Groundout: P-1B; Sheridan to 2B
b3 2-0 2 -2- RR DET A. Trammell M. Gubicza 13% 88% Home Run; Sheridan Scores
b3 4-0 2 --- O DET D. Evans M. Gubicza -0% 87% Flyball: LF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 4.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-4, Tigers' Jack Morris facing 1-2-3
t4 0-4 0 --- O KCR A. Salazar J. Morris 2% 89% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 0-4 1 --- KCR K. Seitzer J. Morris -2% 87% Single to RF
t4 0-4 1 1-- KCR F. White J. Morris -3% 84% Walk; Seitzer to 2B
t4 0-4 1 12- O KCR J. Orta J. Morris 4% 88% Flyball: RF
t4 0-4 2 12- O KCR J. Beniquez J. Morris 3% 91% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Royals' Mark Gubicza facing 6-7-8
b4 4-0 0 --- O DET D. Coles M. Gubicza -1% 90% Flyball: 2B
b4 4-0 1 --- R DET D. Bergman M. Gubicza 4% 94% Home Run
b4 5-0 1 --- DET C. Lemon M. Gubicza 0% 94% Walk
b4 5-0 1 1-- O DET T. Brookens M. Gubicza -1% 94% Flyball: LF
b4 5-0 2 1-- DET B. Bean M. Gubicza 1% 94% Single to CF; Lemon to 3B
Steve Farr replaces Mark Gubicza pitching
b4 5-0 2 1-3 R DET P. Sheridan S. Farr 2% 97% Single to RF; Lemon Scores; Bean to 3B
b4 6-0 2 1-3 R DET M. Nokes S. Farr 1% 98% Single to CF; Bean Scores; Sheridan to 3B
b4 7-0 2 1-3 O DET A. Trammell S. Farr -0% 98% Flyball: LF
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Tigers 7.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-7, Tigers' Jack Morris facing 6-7-8
t5 0-7 0 --- O KCR D. Tartabull J. Morris 1% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 0-7 1 --- R KCR B. Jackson J. Morris -1% 97% Home Run
t5 1-7 1 --- O KCR S. Balboni J. Morris 1% 97% Flyball: CF
t5 1-7 2 --- O KCR J. Quirk J. Morris 0% 98% Flyball: SS
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 7.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-1, Royals' Steve Farr facing 5-6-7
b5 7-1 0 --- O DET D. Evans S. Farr -0% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 7-1 1 --- DET D. Coles S. Farr 0% 98% Hit By Pitch
b5 7-1 1 1-- DET D. Bergman S. Farr 1% 98% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Coles to 3B
b5 7-1 1 1-3 RO DET C. Lemon S. Farr 0% 99% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Coles Scores
b5 8-1 2 1-- DET T. Brookens S. Farr 0% 99% Single to SS (Ground Ball); Bergman to 2B
b5 8-1 2 12- O DET B. Bean S. Farr -0% 98% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 8.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-8, Tigers' Jack Morris facing 1-2-3
t6 1-8 0 --- O KCR A. Salazar J. Morris 0% 99% Flyball: LF
t6 1-8 1 --- O KCR K. Seitzer J. Morris 0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 1-8 2 --- O KCR F. White J. Morris 0% 99% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 8.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-1, Royals' Steve Farr facing 2-3-4
Buddy Biancalana replaces Frank White playing 2B batting 3rd
b6 8-1 0 --- O DET P. Sheridan S. Farr -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 8-1 1 --- DET M. Nokes S. Farr 0% 99% Walk
b6 8-1 1 1-- O DET A. Trammell S. Farr -0% 99% Strikeout Looking, Nokes Steals 2B
b6 8-1 2 -2- O DET D. Evans S. Farr -0% 99% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Tigers 8.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-8, Tigers' Jack Morris facing 4-5-6
t7 1-8 0 --- R KCR J. Orta J. Morris -1% 98% Home Run
t7 2-8 0 --- O KCR J. Beniquez J. Morris 1% 99% Flyball: 2B
t7 2-8 1 --- KCR D. Tartabull J. Morris -1% 98% Single to LF
t7 2-8 1 1-- O KCR B. Jackson J. Morris 1% 99% Strikeout
t7 2-8 2 1-- O KCR S. Balboni J. Morris 0% 99% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 8.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-2, Royals' Rick Anderson facing 6-7-8
Rick Anderson replaces Steve Farr pitching
b7 8-2 0 --- DET D. Coles R. Anderson 0% 99% Single to RF
b7 8-2 0 1-- DET D. Bergman R. Anderson 0% 100% Single to 1B (Ground Ball); Coles to 2B
b7 8-2 0 12- O DET C. Lemon R. Anderson -0% 99% Strikeout Looking
b7 8-2 1 12- O DET T. Brookens R. Anderson -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Coles to 3B
b7 8-2 2 1-3 R DET B. Bean R. Anderson 0% 100% Double to RF; Coles Scores; Brookens to 3B
b7 9-2 2 -23 DET P. Sheridan R. Anderson 0% 100% Walk
b7 9-2 2 123 O DET M. Nokes R. Anderson -0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 9.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-9, Tigers' Eric King facing 9-1-2
Eric King replaces Jack Morris pitching
t8 2-9 0 --- O KCR J. Quirk E. King 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 2-9 1 --- O KCR A. Salazar E. King 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 2-9 2 --- KCR K. Seitzer E. King -0% 100% Single to RF
t8 2-9 2 1-- KCR B. Biancalana E. King -0% 100% Wild Pitch; Seitzer to 2B
t8 2-9 2 -2- O KCR B. Biancalana E. King 0% 100% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 9.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 9-2, Royals' Rick Anderson facing 4-5-6
Bill Pecota replaces Kevin Seitzer playing 3B batting 2nd
b8 9-2 0 --- O DET A. Trammell R. Anderson -0% 100% Lineout: LF
b8 9-2 1 --- R DET D. Evans R. Anderson 0% 100% Home Run
b8 10-2 1 --- O DET D. Coles R. Anderson 0% 100% Foul Flyball: 1B
b8 10-2 2 --- DET D. Bergman R. Anderson 0% 100% Single to CF
b8 10-2 2 1-- DET C. Lemon R. Anderson 0% 100% Hit By Pitch; Bergman to 2B
b8 10-2 2 12- RRR DET T. Brookens R. Anderson 0% 100% Home Run; Bergman Scores; Lemon Scores
b8 13-2 2 --- O DET B. Bean R. Anderson 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 13.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-13, Tigers' Jeff Robinson facing 4-5-6
Jeff Robinson replaces Eric King pitching
t9 2-13 0 --- O KCR J. Orta J. Robinson 0% 100% Strikeout
t9 2-13 1 --- O KCR J. Beniquez J. Robinson 0% 100% Strikeout
t9 2-13 2 --- O KCR D. Tartabull J. Robinson 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Tigers 13.

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